Method of wrapping or packaging confections



April 25 1950 J. BURsTnNER 505,34 ME'iioD oF WRAPPING QR PACKAGING oNFcTIoNs Filed May 3l, 1945 2 Sheets-,Sheet gff'gf.

2f@ Z] 2l i! l /7/7/l Da JNVENTOR. JACK BURST/NEA?.

ATTORNEY April 25, 1950 J. BURSTINER 2,505,384

Wg'mob 0F WRAPPING 0R PACKAGING coNFEc'rIoNs Filed may s1, 1945 g Sheets-sheet z (E @@@f @@NCW( .`@II@TM JNVENTOR.

'JACK BURST/NER.

` ATTORNEY Patented Apr. 25, 1950 @UNITED STAT ES METHODLO FY.wmtrema.` oni-PACKAGING ooNFEcTIoNs v rack Burstiner', New York; zY.

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This invention relates to improvements .'in l-.method of and .meansfon wrapping .or .packaging confections.

f Morevparticularlg/,f this :invention relatesV to ,a method of producinga confection packageof the characters described.and\ claimed in .my co-pend- .ingeapplieation,Serrl lo;,575,524p1edJanuary 3l,

19.45,.y nowlPatent. Number.2,451,318.

It is,.an objectof 'thepresentinveritionto pro- .videa`..novel, n. prac`tical,.F eicient,.. and Ieconomical method of packaging ...on .wrapping...confections,

such asf candies.or...bonbons.

...,According .to the conventional method of l handling andpackingcandies.and other.. bonbons ".infboxes; the f'zandies are, first hand dipped, .placed on.` trays, yand .the-.`.trayscarrying.- the. candies run Lthmugh.. a coolingtunnel the candies .beingthen `manual-ly removedfromthe traysand bulk packaaged. These .packagesare lthenfreopened, the .candies removed. and then. repacked. into the .de-

sired consumer orsellingboxes;.eachcandy .being 1.usually ..placedin a, papercup, and 'the Vindividually cupped candies arranged in layers in the. box ...with one. or more .cardboard .partitions between the layers. Furthermore, waxed paper and `vcushions or padding ...are .usually employed .to keep the candies dry. and .toprevent.theirrattling or leaving the paper.. cups.

It is an objectvofthe.presentinvention to elim- ,.inate these paper cups,partitions.cushions. and .even thebox, and to .providea simplemethod .and means of packing candiesand other bonbons in a sanitary,'practical and efficient manner.

,Heretofora .-mpaekingy candies or .bonbons in a box, one of thegdiiiicu'lties resulted inthatwhen -the box has .once been opened. andsome ofthe vconfections removed. the remaining pieces of .conlfectin Wouldhaphazardly shiftabout thus givn Hing, the inside ofthe boX a disorderly appearance.

It hadalso. been. found necessary.. to place such Lediblesin individual paper cups in order to pre- `Vent them'froni contacting and scraping against each other. These cups not only added to fthe cost of packaging, butwere usually `left empty in the l box amongst .nlled ones, '.lthereby. adding, to "the unsightly appearance of "the insideeof .the box and thus ,causing difiiculty in l locating i the '.filledcups.

-Afurtheridisadvantageof' the previously styled #packaging-residedin the'factthateach time it .was desiredto remove apiece f can'dyor bonbon, the .entire layerof.candies inthe boX- .had to2 be `exposed.

It;,is,.therefore,anotherebi ectbf lthe., present invention toaarrangethelcandieseor bcnl'nnnsin.v

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. 2 A. spaced relationtandY also in ,spaced -rowsfonaa lflexible base or sheet of l. suitable materialfefold the ends of said sheet over the intermediatepor- .tion ofthesheetf,andthenin this folded condi- .:,5 tion, roll the sheet with :the candies encased therein `into apackage in such manner thatvthe individual rows. of candiesareseparatedi. respectively, by folds in or folded Aportionsoffthe sheet, wherebythe candies fin. each roware :maintained 10 individuallyfseparated A.and-.the rowsofcandies .are separatelyL covered -or encased -with lportion of the sheet.

`It is a still further'object-.of the presentinvention= to provide-a method -ior the sanitary: pack- -lraging of candies-andfbonbons -by arranging. the .sameJinICOVered rowsand in suchla "mannerthat r; only the row of; candiesfto be presentlyeonsumed o are exposed.

Itis.: affur'ther'fobject lof the :present invention 20". tofv provide means fory packing orV wrapping fed-if; bles,=.s'such' as,V candiesY and-other'wbonbons,where- Rbytheeandies `will adhere to or frictionallyf enn4fgagefla#properly surfaced pa-per a base or eother frsuitablefsheet fmaterial; when theyare applied ng dippedzfin coatingV solution.

Another fobject `of' the present invention' is? to provide such base with spaced indehtations upon (y ilwhibh 'theican'dies -are placedV arid lorfwithin'dicia -I `or"1fn`arks` for readilyidentifying the type'orkirid of candy.'

-Af'still further' object "of the present invention'is to provide the base or Vsheet Aupon which the'can- 5 "die'svare arranged with'embossed cup-like linden- 'Y tations for retaining-'the candies in spaced rela- "l tion and orwith printed identieation'marks Y '-sueh as; colored spots.

The above andfurther objects and advantages Uni-the invention Willappear from the following disclosure thereof togetherwvith the attached drawings J which illustrate certain forms of embodiment thereof. These forms are shown for the jpurposeA of illustrating the inventionand I '.desire 45 in noway to be limitedto -thevdetails of suchdis- ;closur,e for" in .the further;practicalzapplication of my' invention manyV .changes .in the .forms and fthe., proportions mayibe made ,as circumstances ,require orL experience suggests. without vdeparting gfromgthe spirit .ofithef invention.

L In thedrawings: l IEig. l eisariperspective View `illustrating '.the yplacingof.lfrelshlydppedcandy. onya iiexiblebase ....or,.sheet;

55 'Eig ,25. isiagdiagrammatic. vieweshowing .cooling 3 means for the freshly dipped candies which have been arranged on the sheet as seen in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a view showing a portion of such sheet with the dipped candy spacedly arranged thereon;

Fig. 4 is a View similar to Fig. 3, one end of the sheet being folded over a portion of the remaining part of the sheet and over some of the candies.

Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 4, showing a further stage in the formation of the package;

Fig. 6 is a view similar to Fig. 5, showing a still further stage in the formation of the package;

Fig. 7 illustrates a portion of a flexible base or sheet having imprints thereon for identifying the different types of candy being packed;

Fig. 8 is a portion of a sheet having impressed or embossed areas for receiving the candies;

Fig. 9 is a sectional view taken on line 9-9 of Fig. 8;

Fig. 10 is a view somewhat similar to Fig. 8, parallel score lines being added;

Fig. 11 is a sectional view taken on line lI--H of Fig. 10;

Fig. 11a is a sectional view of a modified form Yof base or sheet; and

cellophane in spaced parallel rows and in spaced relation with respect to each other, suicient margins being left at opposite sides. The candies being wet as a result of the dipping operation will at least temporarily adhere to the cellophane sheet. through a cooling tunnel, whereby the candies are dried and rendered substantially non-sticky. Two opposite sides of the sheet are folded over the intermediate portion thereof and the now folded sheet is rolled from one unfolded end to the other i.

in such a manner that each individual row is substantially embraced or encased by portions of the sheet.

' It is evident that besides candies sticky fruits may likewise be packed; or where the base or sheet is provided with rows of depressions dried candies, bonbons, fruits or other suitable edibles may be likewise packaged.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings which disclose some examples of carrying out the invention, the numeral 2U (Fig. l) indicates a hand in the act oi placing a hand-dipped candy 2 la on the marking 22 of a transparent or translucent sheet 23, such as cellophane. The other candies 2l have already been arranged in spaced relation on sheet 23. The sheet 23 carrying the dipped candy is placed from table 24 onto an endless conveyor belt 25 trained over pulleysA 26, the belt 25 moving in the direction of the arrow V(Fig. 2), carrying the dipped candy containing Y o n sheet 23 in spaced relation in each row, the

rows being also'separated by suitable spaces A, B, C. Margins 32, 33, are provided on opposite sides of the sheet 23 which are folded over the inter- The candy carrying sheet is then passed f 4 mediate portion of the sheet 23 as seen in Figs. 4 and 5.

The candy containing sheet 23 is now convoluted, rolled or wound together, one part upon another commencing from one of the unfolded sides which is at a right angle to the fold lines 34, 35.

Fig. 6 shows diagrammatically this sheet in the process of being rolled to form the package, and Fig. 12 shows in cross section, the completed package P.

It is understood that after the candy has been placed on the sheet, the latter is left at at least one of its unfolded sides with suicient margins to provide a complete overlapping and coverage at the end of the roll, thus completely sealing the package. This margin is indicated in Fig. 12 by the numeral 36.

Referring to Fig. 7, the flexible base or sheet 23a may be provided with different markings, symbols, indicia in each row indicated by the numerals 40, 4I, 42, 43. These markings, symbols, indicia or other characters may serve a two-fold purpose, namely, to indicate to the factory employee what type, style or kind of candy is to be placed on the respective markings or characters, and to make easy for the consumer to identify the particular pieces of candy in the assortment. For the latter purpose, the package may be imprinted with, or carry a label onV which is printed, the style, type or kind of candy corresponding to the marking or character over which it is placed in the package. Although in Fig.V 7, the characters are shown as being identical, it is evident that the same now may have different characters or symbols, and thus an assortment of candies. Furthermore, diiierent colored markings may be used for different types of candies. The flexible base or sheet may be made sufficiently thick and yieldable so that the candy will make its own bed when the package is made up; or as seen in Figs. 8 and 9, depressions or recesses 44 may be embossed in the sheet 23h, the candies being seated in said depressions.

According to Figs. l0 and ll, the wrapper may have an outer ilexible sheet or layer 5G, for example, of cellophane or other moisture-resistant material, and an inner layer of paper or thin cardboard 5| having the depressions 52 for receiving the bottoms of the candies and the parallel score lines 53; and according tc Fig. 11a, the transparent moisture-resistant sheet 54 may be provided with ridges 55 formed out of the material.

From the foregoing it is evident that there has herein been provided a new, novel and economical method of packing candies, other bonbons and edibles which is speedy vand'labor saving and by which the candies are protected against scratching and the weather elements, and by which only the row containing the edibles to be immediately consumed is exposed; and resulting in the production of an aesthetic appearing package.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to be secured by Letters Patent, is:

1. The method of producing a confection package which consists in coating a plurality of confections with an edible substance. arranging on the intermediate portion of a flexible sheet of material in spaced rows said confections while the coating is still moist, whereby said confections will adhere to said intermediate portion, said exible sheet comprising'an outer layer and an inner layer of flexible material, said inner layer having a plurality of spaced rows of recesses, cooling said confections to render them substantially non-sticky, folding opposite sides of said sheet over said intermediate portion there of, and then rolling together said folded sheet, one part upon another.

2. A method of packaging pieces of iconfection` which consists in applying a Warm, moist edible coating to each of the pieces, arranging said pieces while in a moist condition on an intermediate portion of a flexible sheet of material and in parallel rows, said exible sheet of material rcomprising an outer layer and an inner layer I of flexible material, said inner layer having a plurality of spaced rows of recesses, whereby said pieces will adhere to said intermediate portion, cooling said pieces to render them substantially non-sticky, folding opposite sides of said sheet over said intermediate portion, and then rolling together said folded sheet, one part upon another.

JACK BURSTINER.

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